Apq8053 FirmwareOperating system · Qualcomm

CVE-2019-14131

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-04-16
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Out of bound write can occur in radio measurement request if STA receives multiple invalid rrm measurement request from AP in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in APQ8053, APQ8096AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCA6574AU, QCS605, Rennell, SA6155P, Saipan, SC8180X, SDM660, SDM710, SDM845, SDX20, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-787

The program writes past the bounds of a buffer, overwriting adjacent memory an attacker can turn to their advantage. Crafted input can overwrite control data and redirect execution. Remediation is validating every index and length before a write, plus modern memory-safety mitigations.

General guidance for the out-of-bounds write class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Apq8053 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Apq8096au FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Msm8998 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Nicobar FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qca6574au FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qcs605 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Rennell FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Sa6155p FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch www.qualcomm.com →
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Firmware version containing the April 2020 Qualcomm security bulletin patch for CVE-2019-14131 (contact OEM for specific version numbers)

  1. Contact your device manufacturer (OEM) to obtain a firmware update containing the April 2020 Qualcomm security patch
  2. Verify that the device firmware update includes the CVE-2019-14131 fix by checking the vendor's security advisory or changelog
  3. Apply the firmware update through the manufacturer's recommended OTA update process or firmware flashing procedure
  4. After updating, confirm the radio firmware version matches the patched release noted in the April 2020 Qualcomm bulletin
Caveat Firmware updates carry risk of device instability if interrupted; ensure proper power backup during update and follow OEM flashing instructions precisely

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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